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@saf1973 the glycol you add to heating circuits isn't ethylene glycol for that reason; it's propylene glycol like this Ethylene glycol is for ...
@derek-m Derek, yes, wrong choice of words. The reason I was asking is I now have this (£16.99 new off Ebay) which would allow me to use the wi...
@derek-m Freeze Stat is is set up to run in my system; it's the way it was left by the installer and I haven't bothered to change it. I also know I...
Hmmm. But nearly all of my Freeze Stat is through the night when the ASHP is off for 5 hours. It uses very little energy but does circulate the wate...
I'd be very interested to hear how this goes. When you say 'Room Thermostat' do you have the Mitsubishi one (i.e so that Auto Adaptation is used) or ...
I've often wondered what the effect of lots of ASHPs would have on the grid. However, I'm not sure it's as bad as you say. Modern ASHPs are inverter h...
My area is 40% coal and 609g CO2/kWh 😮.
That doesn't change the fact that it's wrong. In order to decarbonise, we need simple and persuasive messaging. Telling people not to bother with a ...
@andris my ASHP starts cycling on and off under these circumstances. This is what happens when the outside temp goes fro 6 to 8 degrees. The flow g...
@HydroS, I agree that improving the fabric is important and that energy storage in the home may work in some circumstances. However, only a small pr...
I noticed these statements in that article. "a heat-pump requires a house with an Energy Efficiency Rating of A or B" "If your house can’t achieve...
@greekgoddj, Mitsubishi have something called 'smart grid' in the FTC6 controller. This is supposed to use a buffer tank to store water heated at c...
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RE: Testing new controls/monitoring for Midea Clone ASHP
@cathoderay yes there is the modbus register list at th...
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RE: Big Changes Coming to Our Heat Pump System
Yup Sadly consumerism, the foundation of our economy,...
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RE: Heat Pump Damage on install - useable or dealbreaker?
@benson I imagine that this may well be a Daikin unit a...
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RE: Electricity price predictions
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RE: Who’s Caved and Switched the Heating On Already?
In the last week, the external temperature in south Man...
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Ok. Two schools of thought. The first is to run the ...
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@drei Willing as I am to help, I don't think I'm yet ...
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RE: Is Your Broadband Router the Weak Link in Your High-Tech Home?
I hear you on the locality issue @transparent, and I ag...
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Selling 5 year old ASHP & Gas Combi Boiler - £590
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RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
@pash44pump Referring to the problem of rooms with diff...
By Tasos , 20 hours ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
Er true, it should have read l/hr!
By JamesPa , 21 hours ago
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@damon thanks. I will do as you suggest. Hopefully I wi...
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RE: Is a Valliant Inline 6kW heater a BUS buster?
Much of that is true in principle, but its not likely t...
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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
@dgclimatecontrol I attach the responses from 2 potenti...
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RE: Buffers, hot water and cooling
@dgclimatecontrol thanks, that's helpful.
By JamesPa , 4 days ago
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RE: Failing heat pump system - seeking thoughts on a rebuild
I realise im overdue an update on my situation. first...
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RE: Replacing Worcester oil boiler with an ASHP
@toodles thanks. I was told by the engineer that this h...
By JulianC , 4 days ago
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RE: What crazy nonsense are inverter limits and why are they imposed?
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RE: COP is not the only measure of efficiency
We keep all our TRVs fully open using the whole house a...
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